Farrier&#39;s tool.



PATBNTED DEG 5, 19.05,.

A.'G. HOPKINS. l FARRIERS TOOL. APPLIUATION FILED APB.1B,19'04.

. I tion'and combination ',of parts hereinafter.

1 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

AI'JEXANDER o. HOPKINS, onMAoKEY, INDIANA.

' FARRIERS Tfooi..

'Specicaton of Letters Patent. I

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

` Application ned April' 1a, 1904. siriano. 203,814.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern." v l l Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C.HOP# KINs, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mackey, in theco-unty of Gibson and State of lIndiana, haveinventedanew and usefulFarriers Tool, of which the .'followingis a specication.l

My invention relates to lcertain new and useful improvements in-toolsforfarriersJ use, and has Afor its object to provideafsimple,

`cheap, and durable tool of the characterfindicated which can be usedeither-asa hammer or a pair of cutting-nippers, as maybe desired.

My invention consists in the novel construcmorefully described, -andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a side.elevation Apartly in sec-l tion. Fig. 2 is an end view showing thehandle and lever broken away. tion View of the adjusting-link on the-lineS 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4L is a sectional View on the line A LtofFig. 1. Fig, 5 is a sectional view its outer end with la V-shapedopening, having a cutter G secured therein by the screw g. vThe innerend of the jaw F is bifurcated, and

the members of the bifurcation are provided with openings f to receivethe pivot f of the adjusting-link H.` The other end of the link H ispivotally connected yby the bolt c' to the lever I, which is pivotallysecured between the ends of the band E by the bolt c.

The lever I is V-shaped in cross-section and is provided with aninwardly-projecting hook c" forthe purpose hereinafter more fullydescribed. Secured under the band E by screws 7c is a Hat spring K,which is compressed loe-l tween the handle and lever when the lever islocked and has a tendency to throw the lever Y away from the handleandopen the jaw when the lever is released.

The adjusting -link H, which is clearly a locked position. their anglesisa jaw F, which is provided at shown in Fig. 3, consists of anelongated nut l t'. having its 'outer end flattened and bifurcated, anda bolt 71.', 'screwed into the/nut and 4having a T-shaped head at itsouter end. 'The object'of having'this link adjustable isthat alli Wearandplay ofthe jaws and .cutter can be compensatedfor.

The handle A is provided at' its'outer end with a recess a, alongitudinal V-shaped slot i which leads into the said recess, and anopen`` ing a2, leading from the recess,l the outer end I of the openingbeing enlarged, as clearly shown in Figg. Within the recess a is ar-Vranged asubstantially L-shaped catch M, with its shank mextending'outthrough the opening a2, said shank being provided with lahead or button m', and surrounding the shank m within the enlargedportion ofthe said open'` ing is a coil-spring m2. 'The purpose of Athiscatch isftoA engage the hook e of the lcv-er1 when the lever is forcedinto the slot to lockit in a closed position. vTo release the lever,it's only necessary to press` upon the head m and the leverwill bethrown open by the action of the v.spring K, and likewise the jaws willbeopened. l

Inuse-after a nail'has been vdriven in,`it being understood at this timethat the lever is in a locked position to hold the jaw closed,

the button is pressed and the lever is released, f

and therebythe jaws are opened. The nail is a then grasped in the jawand cut off by clos? ing the lever. When it is desired not to cut fthe-nail," but merely to grasp it, the lever will only Lbe forced towardthe handle and not Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters'Patent, is-

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1. The combination with a hammer,the head of whichis providedl with axed jaw, of a piv'oted jaw carried by the hammer, a lever pivoted. tothe handle and connectedto the pivoted jaw, a hook projecting' fromthelever, a longitudinal yslot formed' in the handle, and means securedin'said slot for engaging said hook, for the purpose described.

2. The-combination with a hammer, the head vof which is provided withaxed j'aw, of a pivoted jaw carried by the hammer, alever 'provided witha hookpivoted to the handle, a

slot'formed in the handle adapted to receive the lever, and aspring-catch secured in the handle for locking the lever to the'handlefor the purpose described.

3.. The combination with'a hammer,the head IOO IIO

of which is provided with a fixed jaw, of a pivoted jaw carried bybraces connected to the fixed jaw and the handle, a lever pivoted to thehandle, a bolt connected to the pivoted jaw, a nut connected to thelever adapted to receive the said bolt, a spring secured to the handleunder the lever, and means carried by the handle for locking the leverto the handle, for the purpose described.

4. Thecombination Withahammer,the head of which is provided with a fixedjavv, of a pivoted jaw carried by braces connected to the fixed jaw andthe handle, a lever pvoted to the handle, and an adjustable link,connecting the lever with the pivoted jaw, for the purpose described.

5. The'combination Witha hammer,the head of which is provided with afixed jaw, of' a handle secured in said head, a band surrounding saidhandle, braces secured to the said band and the fixed jaw, a jaw pivotedbetween the said braces, a lever pivoted to the band on the handle, andan adjustablelink connecting said lever to the pivoted jaw, for thepurpose described.

6. The combination with a hammer, the head of which is provided with afixed jaw, of a pivoted jaw carried by braces secured to the fixed jawand the handle, a lever pivoted to the handle, an adjustable linkconnecting' the pivoted jaw to the lever, a spring secured to thehandleunder the lever, and means for locking said lever to the handle,for the purpose described.

7. rlhe combination with ahammer,thehead of which is provided with afixed jaw, of a pivoted jaw carried by the hammer, a lever pivoted tothe handle, and having a hook projecting therefrom, a link connectingthe lever With the pivoted jaw, and means carried by the handle forengaging' the hook of' the lever and locking the lever to the handle,for the purpose described.

8. rJhe combination with a hammer-,the head of' which is provided with afixed 'jaw having a detachable cutter secured therein, of' a pivoted jawcarried by the hammer provided with a detachable cutter, a lever pivotedto the handle, an adjustable link connecting the lever to the pivotedjaw, and means carried by the handle for opening said jaw, for thepurpose described.

ALEXANDER C. HOPKINS. Witnesses:

I. N. DAVIS, JOHN F. MEADE.

